Sig's Boozy Mince, Cranberry and Marzipan Pie. This buttery homemade mince pie recipe with a festive mincemeat filling is great with a touch of whisky. Cook's tip: if freezing cooked mince pies; cool and chill before freezing in air tight bags. Get in the festive spirit with Ben and Mike as they show you how to make boozy mince pies!
You can have Sig's Boozy Mince, Cranberry and Marzipan Pie using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Sig's Boozy Mince, Cranberry and Marzipan Pie
- It’s of I pack of roll out shortcrust pastry or equivalent homenade.
- You need 1 tablespoon of Butter or flour for brushing or dusting of the tin.
- Prepare 1 of jar, (400 grams) mince meat, bought or homemade.
- Prepare 1/2-1 block of (taste preference) baking marzipan.
- You need 4 teaspoons of dark rum or brandy.
- It’s 2 handful of cranberries.
- It’s of I egg yolk for brushing.
- You need of Powdered or icing sugar for dusting.
Boozy, fruity, aniseed spicy with delicious pastry - reminded me of a fig roll. Tastes like a toasty night in by the fire. Jay Great, short pastry and a punchy filling, but there's too much of the former and not enough of the latter. The spiced sugar for dusting is a nice touch.
Sig's Boozy Mince, Cranberry and Marzipan Pie step by step
Preheat oven to 180 °. Soak cranberries in 2 teaspoons of alcohol. Brush pie dish with deep rim of choice with butter or dust with flour. Roll out the pastry if homemade or line as it comes with shop bought one as this is the right thickness. Make sure you have enough pastry on edge to fold over pie, or as here have a small fold but enough pastry to cut trees or stars..
Next shave enough marzipan with grater of block to cover bottom of pie. Add mincemeat, shave another layer of marzipan, then add cranberries, drizzle with the rest of alcohol, add another layer of marzipan. Fold over the pie edges and decorate with seasonal shapes. Brush with the egg yolk and bake until golden brown about 20 to 25 minutes, but do check as different ovens cook with very different results sometimes..
Cool almost completely before putting onto wire rack to finish cooling. You can slightly reheat this or eat it cold with brandy butter or a festive custard or cream. Enjoy..
Top each pie with one, then freeze and bake from frozen as directed, above. There's nothing quite like a homemade mince pie, served warm from the oven with a glass of mulled wine, to of mince pie recipes to choose from - Paul Hollywood bakes a big batch of deep-filled mince pies, while Mary Berry's mince pies are topped with a delicate sprinkle of marzipan. Vegan mince pies - a vegan version of the popular Christmas treat with boozy, easy to make home-made mincemeat and crisp coconut oil pastry. What is your favourite festive food? Mine is without a doubt mince pies.
